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IntroductionThis project was carried out in a recreational park nearby the schoolcommunity Children were exposed to the practical outdoor experiences ongarden walk bubble play flying paper planes and picnic It was carriedout on 9th May 2013 800 am until 1130 am In this projectpractitioner had spent two weeks to plan includes gathering the ideasfrom different dimensions and finalized the idea Next practitionersalso spent another two weeks in preparing the project includesdistributed and collected permission letters prepared materialsdiscussed with staff and more Lastly the project was donesuccessfully The practitioner also gathered comments from all levelsthrough informal interview to reflect and evaluate for self-improvementand formal report purposes Overall the budget was slighter thanexpected amount Therefore it could be concluded as a cost-effectiveproject Parental involvement were higher than what is expectedprobably the prejudice of the practitioner need to be reoriented Appropriateness of the project This project enables children to contact with the natural world and playoutdoors Natural environment is diverse imaginative and creative thatsupport childrens cognitive development through awareness reasoningand observation skills Fjortoft I 2001 cited in Moyles 2012Therefore targeted children benefited from the series of outdooractivities as a starting point towards outdoor play This was evidencedwhen children were eager to share about what they observed in thesurrounding like the number of rocks in each corner and so on Friedreich Schiller 1759-1805 believed that human and animals producemore energy than our needs to survive Therefore the Surplus energyneeds to be removed through play Saracho Olivia N and Spodek B2002 Practitioners need to allocate time to play in order to eliminateany excess energy in children This was also supported by the commentsfrom children whereby children were looked forward for an outdooroccasion when they were asked Effectiveness of the project and reflection on further development The first objective of this project is achieved whereby this projectallowed children in the urban to be exposed to the natural worldChildren reflected Plants have different types of leaves and Notall types of

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